Boban

Boban (Бобан) is a Croatian family name and Serbian, Montenegrin and Macedonian masculine given name. Among Serbs, Montenegrins and Macedonians, Boban might be used as a nickname form of the name "Slobodan" or "Bogdan". Most Croats named "Boban" are originally from village named Bobanova Draga in the municipality of Grude, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Boban is a masculine given name in Kerala. Notable people with the name include:

Surname:
 * Ana Boban (born 1947), Croatian swimmer who competed for Yugoslavia at 1968 Olympics
 * Blaženko Boban (born 1960), Croatian politician
 * Bruno Boban (1992–2018), Croatian footballer
 * Eugène Boban (1834–1908), French antiquarian who sold the first crystal skulls to museum collections in the late 19th century
 * Ervin Boban (born 1965), Croatian footballer
 * Gabrijel Boban (born 1989), Croatian footballer
 * Gordana Boban (born 1967), actress from Bosnia and Herzegovina
 * Kunchacko Boban (born 1976), Indian film actor
 * Ljubo Boban (1933–1994), Croatian historian
 * Mate Boban (1940–1997), Bosnian-Herzegovian politician
 * Rafael Boban (1907–1945?), Croatian Ustaše officer
 * Tonči Boban (born 1971), Croatian footballer
 * Zvonimir Boban (born 1968), Croatian footballer

Given name:
 * Boban Alummoodan, Indian actor
 * Boban Apostolov (born 1984), Macedonian musical artist
 * Boban Babunski (born 1968), Yugoslav/Macedonian footballer
 * Boban Bajković (born 1985), Montenegrin footballer
 * Boban Birmančević (born 1969), Serbian politician
 * Boban Bogosavljević (born 1988), Serbian chess grandmaster
 * Boban Božović (born 1963), Bosnian footballer
 * Boban Cenić (born 1991), Serbian footballer
 * Boban Đerić (born 1993), Bosnian footballer
 * Boban Dmitrović (born 1972), Serbian footballer
 * Boban Georgiev (born 1997), Macedonian footballer
 * Boban Grnčarov (born 1982), Macedonian footballer
 * Boban Ilić (born 1963), Serbian sculptor
 * Boban Jančevski (born 1978), Macedonian footballer
 * Boban Janković (1963–2006), Serbian basketball player
 * Boban Jović (born 1991), Slovenian footballer
 * Boban Kajgo (born 1989), Canadian soccer player of Serbian origin
 * Boban Knežević (born 1959), Serbian writer
 * Boban Lazić (born 1994), Bosnian footballer
 * Boban Maksimović (born 1985), Swiss footballer of Serbian descent
 * Boban Marjanović (born 1988), Serbian basketball player
 * Boban Marković (born 1964), Serbian trumpet player of Romani background
 * Boban Mitev (born 1972), Macedonian basketball coach
 * Boban Nikolić (born 1980), Serbian football player
 * Boban Nikolov (born 1994), Macedonian football player
 * Boban Nikolovski (born 1977), Macedonian football player
 * Boban Petrović (1957–2021), Serbian basketball player
 * Boban Rajović (born 1971), Montenegrin pop singer
 * Boban Ranković (born 1979), Serbian rower
 * Boban Samuel, Indian film director
 * Boban Savović (born 1979), Montenegrin basketball player
 * Boban Stajić (born 1993), Macedonian basketball player
 * Boban Stojanović (born 1978), Serbian activist
 * Boban Stojanović (footballer) (born 1979), Serbian football player
 * Boban Tomić (born 1988), Slovenian basketball player
 * Boban Vasov (born 1986), Serbian football player
 * Boban Zirintusa (born 1992), Ugandan football player